Nonsense Books · Character
The Dong
A lonely creature with a luminous nose who wanders the Gromboolian plain by night, piping for the Jumbly Girl he lost.
major
Also known as the Dong
First appearance: The Dong with a Luminous Nose
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A lovelorn creature who wanders with a luminous nose.
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Once happy and gay, the Dong fell in love with a Jumbly Girl who came ashore with the sieve-sailing Jumblies and then sailed away. Now he roams the dark with a light strapped to his nose, playing a silvery pipe and…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Whimsical lonely seekers
- Personified household items
- Miscellaneous nonsense characters
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Jumblies
friendship · ambivalent
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The Dong appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Nonsense Books
- Laughable Lyrics: A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, etc.
- Laughable Lyrics
- The Dong with a Luminous Nose
- The Quangle Wangle’s Hat
- V
- List of Illustrations
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